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Top ten favorite images from 2015

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It’s been a fantastic year full of adventure and new friendships and I’m grateful for all the new photographers I’ve got to meet on last year’s trips and looking forward to many more in 2016. We had some great workshops this year in Olympic National Park, Montana, Yellowstone and Oregon. I want to thank all those who joined me on the 2015 workshops and those who have supported and followed my work. Being able to share my images  and meet such fantastic and amazing people along the way is a real blessing. Happy New Year to everyone, wish you the best!

Here’s my top ten favorites from 2015

Yellowstone Winter Bison
Bison, Yellowstone National Park. Canon 1DX 500mm f4L IS II+1.4X f8 1/750 ISO 200

Elowha Falls
Elowha Fall, Oregon. Canon 5D markIII 16-35mm f4L IS. f16 1″ ISO200

Montana Bison
Bison, National Bison Range, Montana. Canon 5D markIII 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L ISII. f8 1/1500 ISO400

Montana Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron, Montana. Canon 1DX 500mm f4L IS II+2X. f8 1/2000 ISO3200

Olympic National Park
Hoh Rainforest, Washington. Canon 1DX 11-24mm f4L. f16 1/4 ISO400

Washington Waterfalls
Palouse Falls, Washington. Canon 5D markIII 11-24mm f4L. f4 30″ ISO1600

Palouse Washington
Palouse Hills, Washington. Canon 5D markIII 100-400 4.5-5.6L IS II. f8 1/750 ISO1600

Rocky Mountain Front
Rocky Mountain Front, Montana. Canon 1DX 11-24mm f4L. f16 1/350 IS01600

Glacier National Park
Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park. Canon 1DX 24-70mm 2.8L II. f16 6″ ISO100

Fall Montana Tamaracks
Larch Reflections, Montana. Canon 1DX 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II. f8 1/30 ISO100

 

Spring Photography Workshops

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Oregon Waterfalls
Elowha Falls, Oregon. Canon 5D MarkIII, 16-35mm f4L IS. f16 1″ ISO100

Well I’m finally back home after a busy spring in the Pacific Northwest. I had some fantastic travelers and amazing destinations this year. April I was out in Oregon working the Columbia River Gorge, exploring some new locations and it really seems like the waterfalls here are just endless. The more I explore further into both Oregon and Washington the more I am amazed I what I keep stumbling upon. Beyond the green and waterfalls, wildflowers were early this year and I was fortunate enough to catch them at the beginning of the month, but towards the end of April things were definitely winding down, still some great stuff though.

Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach, Washington. Canon 1DX, 16-35mm f4L IS. f4 0.3″ ISO3200

The month of May had me tromping around one of my absolute favorite locations in the western U.S., Olympic National Park. I can never get enough of Olympic Peninsula’s rainforests and the endless compositions you can find as you wander through the old growth sitka spruces and big leaf maple trees. We also had great beach stuff as well, visiting the iconic Ruby beach and Rialto and lucking out with some pretty sweet sunsets while photographing the seascapes.

Washington Waterfalls
Palouse Falls, Washington. Canon 5D Mark III, 11-24mm f4L. f4 30″ ISO1600

June I was in Washington’s Palouse region and had a fantastic trip photographing the soft rolling hills of eastern Washington and visiting the many classic barns throughout the area. We also had a fun night photographing Palouse Falls under the milky way while a group of fun and wild photographers lent their light painting skills and helped light up the falls. All in all a great trip and one of my favorite areas to shoot close to home.

It’s nice to be back in the mountains of Montana though and to see all the new life that’s happening here in the Bitterroot Valley.  We’re beginning to see arrival of new fawns in our backyard, nesting birds, and young goslings growing up. Summer is officially here. In a couple weeks I will be heading back out to Washington’s Olympic peninsula, this time on official family vacation with the promise of putting down the cameras and soaking it up at Lake Crescent for the week:)

In July I will be gearing up for more Glacier National Park workshops and should have some more stuff to share soon. Thanks to all the great travelers on my workshops this year, you all have truly made it such a pleasure and a whole heck of a lot of fun being out there doing what we do!

Columbia River Gorge Workshop

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Columbia River Gorge
Canon 5D mkIII, 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II, f13 1 sec ISO 100

Looking forward to heading down to the Columbia River Gorge next week for my spring workshop as wildflowers are in bloom and water is flowing! Last week I was down on vacation scouting some new locations and found some great new spots and hidden gems I had no idea were there. Once you get off the beaten path, the Gorge reveals some amazing geography and beautiful falls. While I was down there I also had a lot of fun with Canon’s new 11-24mm which has been perfect for waterfalls and landscapes around the Gorge. The extra wide angle of view is still a little challenging to get used to and definitely requires a lot more thought when approaching certain subjects and scenes. But when you get it right, 11mm is pretty spectacular and can make for some pretty in-your-face foregrounds! I look forward to using it more on next week’s workshop. As for now, I’m back in Montana enjoying spring in the Rockies with our days alternating between 70 degrees and snow:) I hope to have some updates from my trips here soon while over in the Pacific Northwest. If you didn’t get a chance to get in on this year’s workshops, all of my 2016 workshops will be up and available later this week.

Columbia River Gorge
Canon 1DX, 11-24mm f4L, f19 .5 sec ISO100

Oregon Wildflowers
Canon 1DX 11-24mm f4L, f16 1/1000 ISO1600

Portland Japanese Garden
Canon 1DX, 11-24mm f4L, f16 1/90 ISO100

Pacific Northwest Photography Workshops

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Photography Workshops

I’m very excited for our upcoming 2015 Pacific Northwest Photography Workshops! This year I will be leading trips to some of my favorite locations at the Columbia River Gorge, Olympic National Park, and Washington’s Palouse. There’s only a few spots left on these so feel free to email me or visit my workshops page for details and to reserve your spot.

Top Ten for 2014

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As we approach the new year, I thought I would share my top 10 favorites from 2014. I’ve been grateful to have visited some amazing landscapes and photographed some equally amazing wildlife encounters this year. Most importantly, I’m grateful to be able to share my travels and hope that my images can serve as a reminder of the incredible world we live in and why it’s so vitally important to protect for future generations.

Bitterroot Valley
A passing fall storm in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley

Palouse Washington Landscape
Sunset over the rolling hills of the Palouse region, Washington State

Montana Birds
Canada Geese lift off in early morning fog, Montana

Glacier National Park
Water like glass on Glacier National Park’s, Bowman Lake

Sage Grouse Montana
Sage Grouse in central Montana

Glacier National Park
Lupine blooms above Lake Sherburne in Glacier National Park

Western Barn
White lines and a white barn in western Montana

Bison
Bison on the National Bison Range

Montana Winter
Rock & Ice

Oregon Landscape
Albus Tree Farm in northern Oregon

Print Giveaway

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Facebook Liked Photos

Thanks to everyone for all of your support, friendships, and for making 2014 such a fantastic year! As part of the year end I thought it would be fun to pick the top “liked” images on my Facebook page and let you vote on your favorite. We will we then draw a random winner on Jan 1, 2015 and give away a signed, 12″X18″ print of your vote. You are welcome to place your vote on your favorite up until midnight(MST) Dec. 31, 2014. To visit my Facebook page and to vote, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Savage-Photography/182683738430817

Columbia River Gorge Workshop

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Oregon Photography Workshop
Portland Japanese Garden

Just returned from a great trip out to the west coast doing some more scouting for an upcoming workshop in the Columbia River Gorge I will be doing this next spring. A wet day in Portland made for some great photography at the Portland Japanese Gardens working with some beautiful fall colors and Japanese maple trees. The Garden offers a special annual photographer’s membership that is definitely worth getting if you are going to be visiting on multiple occasions and want to take advantage of photographers only hours each morning. There are many other benefits that come with it as well. www.japanesegarden.com

Afterwards, I made my way to the Gorge for some waterfall photography and exploring the surrounding areas. I bundled up my cameras and gear in their rain jackets and photographed some great end of fall locations and classic gorge scenes.

Columbia River Gorge Workshop
Latourell Falls, Columbia River Gorge

The Columbia River Gorge is not only spectacular in itself, but offers a ton of locations not too far away giving the area a lot of options to explore for photographers, including the pacific albus tree farms located east of the gorge.
Oregon Photography Workshop
Pacific Albus, Oregon
I’m so looking forward to my west coast workshops this next year including both the Columbia River Gorge in April and Olympic National Park in May, for more info and to reserve your spot, please visit the workshops page.

Columbia River Gorge

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Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls. © Jason Savage

I know this is a Montana Photography blog-but hey, sometimes everyone needs a change of scenery. I was out photographing the Columbia River Gorge last week and just got back from the road. I really hope to make Oregon & Washington a regular pilgrimage every Spring. Just for the fact that while Spring is rockin’ away over there, Montana is still a few weeks behind.

Oregon Rainforest

Oregon Rainforest.© Jason Savage

The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular place to photograph, especially if you like to photograph waterfalls and lush green rainforest. Being so close to Montana it’s really a nice few day getaway and an easy drive.

After spending a little time there last week I headed up to Washington State to catch the tale end of the Tulip Festival. It had pretty much ended, but there were still a couple farms hosting some tulip fields. Quite spectacular & great photo-ops.

Tulips

Skagit Valley Tulips. © Jason Savage

So if your looking for an April vacation not far from Montana, both these locations are great spots to photograph.

You can find out more info at a couple links here:

http://www.crgva.org/

http://www.tulipfestival.org/

Ponytail Falls

Ponytail Falls. © Jason Savage

Now it looks like Spring has finally arrived here in Montana. I know most people are beyond ready, especially with the late season snowstorms we had been having. This weekend looks beautiful with temps making their way into the 80’s by the end of the weekend. Wildflowers should be appearing soon and this weekend should be a great one to be out doing some photography.